A random collection of recipes that I have found, were given to me, or are happy kitchen accidents. You will find weekly menu plans here as well as random posts about housekeeping. Mostly, it's about the food. Enjoy!

Sunday, September 08, 2013

Soup Weather!

My friend Cheryl tempted me with talk of a bacon-tomato soup on her Facebook wall today. With her permission, here is the recipe cut and pasted from a chat window so I don't lose it.
The instructions are pretty general, but hey, it's soup, not rocket science!

Cheryl's Tomato Bacon Soup

2 quarts of canned tomatoes

2 carrots

2 celery stalks

2 onions

2 cloves garlic

7 cups vege or chicken stock

6 large tomatoes*

Salt and pepper

Sauté everything but tomatoes in olive oil.
Add tomatoes and seasonings and boil. Blend in a blender.

Cook most of a pack of bacon till almost crisp and crumble into final product and let simmer a while

*The tomatoes are blanched and skin/core removed

I think this would be delicious with a grilled cheese sandwich alongside for dipping--I also envision chopped avocado and possibly a swirl of sour cream in your bowl to finish.